![]() ![]() ![]() Indian Valley Mine: Indian Valley Mine is about 30 minutes from Anchorage. But even if you don’t find anything in the river, the small bags of dirt the mine will give you to practice with are all guaranteed to have at least a few flakes. After a quick lesson, you’ll take a short walk down to the Crow Creek where you can try your luck panning for gold for as long as you’d like. ![]() For $25, visitors can walk through the historical 1896 mine and learn about the history of mining in the area. After you work up an appetite panning for gold, enjoy lunch of grilled reindeer hot dogs.Crow Creek Gold Mine: In Girdwood, Alaska, this small gold mine is open to the public. Swish water through the riverbed sand, stones, and metal dust, looking for the gold pieces that will sink to the bottom, since they’re heavier.Įveryone gets to take whatever they find home, as well as a souvenir bottle of gold flakes. Pan for gold in the clear waters of the creek, where you’ll learn essential gold panning techniques. Keep an eye out for moose, eagles, and bears as you pan for gold in the untouched natural landscape. In addition to learning how to pan for gold and searching for your own in the creek, wildlife viewing is a possibility with this tour as well. ![]() Set against the backdrop of the snow-capped Alaska range, the adventure starts with an almost 20-mile ride into the Alaska backcountry where gold was discovered in the Cache Creek area in 1905. Across the river from Talkeetna, near Denali National Park, Denali Gold Tours on the Cache Creek offers an authentic gold panning experience. ![]()
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